Add me to the 'it sux' mob!
When an employee (or ex emp) bellows out loud about this and other intrusive/invasive/snooping etc conduct, be it by companies or governments, they get called names, even 'traitor'.
Yeah right ....
If companies and governments want the info on a person or a population in their own country or another country then why not be up front about it. Why hide or try to hide their conduct.
Yeah ... it sux!!
PS Carrier pigeons have never been better placed to make a comeback, lol